Sanders: Media responsibility in US divisiveness
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(29 Oct 2018) President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will visit Pennsylvania on Tuesday to mourn a synagogue massacre that left 11 people dead. White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Monday that Trump will go "to show the support of this administration for the Jewish community." There have been mixed responses to Trump's plan to visit. Leaders of a liberal Jewish group in Pittsburgh penned an open letter to the president, saying he was not welcome until he denounced white nationalism. Rabbi Jeffrey Myers with the Tree of Life synagogue made clear he would be welcome, telling NBC that "it would be my honor to always meet a president of the United States." Sanders comments came during a press briefing at the White House, where she defended the President against questions about any role Trump's rhetoric plays in the synagogue shooting and mail bomb plot. Sanders also pushed off questions about the migrant caravan and possible border measures. "We have a number of options on the table," she said, adding she'd let the public know of any upcoming immigration speeches but she was unaware of any right now. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/d5c7db2a89f6d249258b36a0e1ca78aa
